Not sure if it is the first safety razor handle made of Titanium, but
what I can say is that it is the first UFO Razor Handles handle is made of this
metal.

Background

Back in my early days with the U1, I thought about using Titanium for a
handle. In April 2012 there was talk of it in the spanish forum
afeitadoclasico.com and in July 2012 I made the purchase of material for 4 or 5
handles. Then, it was a personal project along with two Spanish friends, and I
was leaving it for when I had free time. In July and August of 2012 I informed
of this project to two friends more. One from New York and one from Australia.
Since then, they know the project and the name assigned to it, how could it be
otherwise is UFO TiTAN.

Alloy
used

I have chosen the alpha-beta alloy grade 5 Titanium, also known as
Ti6Al4V, Ti-6Al-4V or simply Ti 6-4. This Titanium alloy is the most widely used,
especially in the field of aeronautics, marine, power generation, biomedicine
or dentistry. It is an excellent combination of hardness and corrosion
resistance, and high biocompatibility. It is the workhorse of the Titanium
industry.

It has a chemical composition of 6% aluminum, 4% vanadium, 0.25%
(maximum) of iron, 0.2% (maximum) of oxygen and the remainder is Titanium. It
is significantly harder than commercially pure Titanium, and maintaining almost
all properties. As the density and weight, is approximately 45% lighter than
316L stainless steel, and 60% heavier than aircraft grade aluminum.

The machining process is more complex and expensive, because I have to
use a suitable coolant because it is a poor conductor of heat and hard to cool.
It also produces a lot of tools with cutting edge deteriorated as a result of
the high temperatures in the cutting zone. Knurling is more difficult due to
the high hardness, yet produces a very sharp and deep pattern, even more
beautiful than steel. Polishing is very expensive too, and achieve a mirror
polished finish is difficult. The color tone changes within hours from the
bluish color to a metallic brown tone that pairs very well with the nickel plated heads.

Thread is M5x0.8. Gillette heads fit well, including the NEW head. The
neck ends to 8.5 mm to fit perfectly.

I used my UFO aristocrat knurling, that in this material is
clear and deep. This handle is plenty of grip. It is ideal for those who like
the 15 mm caliber, but with a light weight. In steel, a handle like this weighs
103 g, and in Titanium, 45% less, 57 gr.

Pre-Orders

Due to the high cost of this material and minimum purchase that I should
make, if you are interested in owning a handle as unique as this, with my design and my knurling, you can send your request to
info@uforazorhandles.com, and I will study the possibility of making a small
series for stakeholders to a price as close as possible, but the price of this
handle will exceed twice the price of a normal steel handle, sure.

It would also be possible to make a handle of 18/18 mm caliber, and even
greater length, taking into account the weight of this material, it may result
in a quite interesting weight.

Thanks for all your support, folks. You are wonderful people. I am
grateful to everybody.